Youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle
Guinness World Record Attempt
About oliMoto
Our Mission
Our aim is to attempt a world record by riding around the globe in 2027. The adventure will be undertaken by Oli Purkis with his father Joe riding with him as support and camera crew.
We will also be raising money and promoting our chosen charity. More on this to follow as our plans take shape.
4 Continents
20 Countries
19,000 miles
Expedition objectives (shamelessly stolen from Scottish cycling Superhero Jenny Graham's book - First Coffee Then The World):
1. Return safely
2. Ride around the World
3. Achieve a Guinness World Record
About Us
Oli
Oli has been riding mountain bikes and off road motorbikes for years with a single minded dedication to improving his skills and abilities. He will be undertaking this adventure between finishing school and starting university.
Joe
Who wouldn't want to travel the world and what better way to do it than accompanying your son on an incredible adventure. Joe has years of experience having toured on motorcycles in 16 different countries as well as travelling extensively with his work.
Our Team
Behind the scenes, our support team includes specialists in logistics, security, medical services, and motorcycle operations, all working together to ensure the trip runs smoothly, safely, and as planned.
Support of the Scouts Association
Dwayne Fields, Chief Scout
'Scouting is really proud to support Oli as he prepares for this amazing adventure. As an Explorer Scout, Oli demonstrates the kind of enthusiasm, determination and sense of adventure that Scouting is all about. Riding a motorcycle around the world is a huge challenge and as the journey progresses, he'll be gaining skills and making connections with our global Scouting family. Oli's journey will show other young people what can be achieved when you are prepared to set yourself a big goal and work hard to make it happen.
It is also great to see Oli using the adventure to support others by raising money for Save the Children along the way. This reflects the Scout promise to help other people - thinking beyond ourselves and helping those less fortunate. I wish Oli every success with his preparations and look forward to following his progress as he takes on this remarkable challenge.'
Sponsorship and Charity Donations
Donations to Save the Children
100% of private donations to our JustGiving page go to Save the Children.
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Sponsorship
Be part of the adventure.
Advertising and promotional arrangements can be tailored to your requirements.
A percentage of all sponsorship will be passed to Save the Children. The percentage will be allocated in agreement with the individual sponsors.
Give us a call or send a message.
Name Our Record Attempt
To acknowledge the highest sponsor our Guinness World Record attempt will be named after them.
Oli hopes to complete the adventure aged 18 years 65 days, smashing the current record of just under 24 years and establishing a benchmark that will be extremely difficult to beat, allowing the naming sponsor to be associated with the record for a very long time.
Please contact us to discuss sponsorship.
Global media coverage is guaranteed.
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